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For author Jane Yolen, no word was too big for a children's book

Yolen, who authored The Devil's Arithmetic and the picture book Owl Moon, was an author's author — known for gathering loved ones in her Massachusetts home and collaborating with her friends and family.

Sarah Thompson wins James Beard, retail giant exits Strip, Henderson mayoral runoff set

Casa Playa's Sarah Thompson breaks a 15-year James Beard drought for Las Vegas, retail giant WH Smith closes 14 Strip stores over visitor declines, and more.

Grasses, brush and some small trees are seen on Oct. 23, 2022, growing among the deadfall left behind after the 2007 Angora Fire tore through forest near Lake Tahoe, Calif. The Caldor Fire burned near the same area in 2021. Scientists say forest is disappearing as increasingly intense fires alter landscapes around the planet, threatening wildlife, jeopardizing efforts to capture climate-warming carbon and harming water supplies. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

The Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers are poised to rescind a decades-long rule aimed at protecting wild lands.

Lawmakers are divided along party lines

An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland

New Yorker writer Ben Taub says while the idea of acquiring Greenland is out of the headlines, it hasn't been dropped. Taub describes how Trump's ongoing efforts have broken the trust of our allies.

Tropical Storm Arthur, seen here in a satellite image from Wednesday morning, is the first named storm of the Atlantic season, bringing the threat of dangerous floods along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center predicts the system will not strengthen much before making landfall.

Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

Forecasters say Arthur could generate life-threatening flash floods along the northern Gulf Coast. But it is not expected to strengthen further.

Greetings from Maputo, Mozambique's capital, shaped by a modernist architecture

An impromptu tour of Mozambique's capital city reveals a unique imprint left by architect Amâncio "Pancho" Guedes.

This Ebola outbreak could be worst in DRC's history, warns Africa's CDC

The outbreak could cost billions of dollars to contain if weaknesses in the current response aren't addressed.

Congenital syphilis is preventable. Recently, cases have been rising

A national shortage of the only drug approved for pregnant women with the disease may be hampering the response.

John Coltrane's saxophone. (Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History,
Gift of Jowcol Music LLC)

What John Coltrane's saxophones tell us about his style and legacy

Few musicians have changed American music quite like John Coltrane did.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) speaks at the podium as President Trump listens at a rally at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (George Walker IV/AP)

Georgia primary voters back Trump's pick for Senate, but reject his governor candidate

Health care executive Rick Jackson won the Republican primary for Georgia's governor race, and Rep. Mike Collins won the U.S. Senate primary.

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